Rust Empires Test
158.69.5.16:28023 checked 22d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- wipe-day peak
- 5 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 23 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16 Sep, 14:51 UTC 27d ago | 5 | – | running | 0 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
Quick answers
Player Count
Rust Empires Test ranking: what position does it hold?
Over the last seven days, Rust Empires Test ranks #15,498 in player hours, which is in the top 68% of ranked servers.
Is Rust Empires Test busy?
At this moment, Rust Empires Test is offline, with the last sighting 22 days 8 hours ago.
Tags & Lists
How should the tags on Rust Empires Test be interpreted?
Read by the game's server browser, the tags Rust Empires Test publishes are: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp25 (Max players): Slots: 25; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version; cs164530 (Build): Build 164530; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^p (PvE): No player combat—the environment is the danger; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue and when its world was made, taken from the tags.
Where does Rust Empires Test appear in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include Rust Empires Test are: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server Overview
Rust Empires Test Rust version: which one?
On Windows, Rust Empires Test runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
How reliable is Rust Empires Test and is it online?
Last seen 22 days 8 hours ago, Rust Empires Test is currently offline. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 15 September 2026.
What is the location of Rust Empires Test?
No region is given by Rust Empires Test. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 158.69.5.16:28023.
Settings & Map
Rust Empires Test map: which one is it?
Generated by the game, the map on Rust Empires Test is procedural, size 4,500, seed 150123630. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed produce an identical map.
What are the settings and rules for Rust Empires Test?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rust Empires Test. The default cap of 8 players per group is in force. Listed as pve, other players cannot be fought. Plugins or settings change the game, so it appears under Modded. Plugin count: Oxide. VAC protection is on.
Wipe Information
When does Rust Empires Test wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust Empires Test to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server, and the next is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world dates from 27 days 5 hours.
What happens on wipe day on Rust Empires Test?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 5 players. 23 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
Join Server
How can I connect to Rust Empires Test?
Enter client.connect 158.69.5.16:28023 in the console (F1 in Rust), or use Launch Rust on this page to open Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp25,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,gmrust,cs164530,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp25- Max players Slots: 25.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version.
cs164530- Build Build 164530.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code not set.
Gameplay
^p- PvE No player combat—the environment is the danger.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.